The loaf of sugar frightened at the idea that it will be necessary not only to sweeten the water of the orators but probably also their speeches, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 23, 1867

The loaf of sugar frightened at the idea that it will be necessary not only to sweeten the water of the orators but probably also their speeches, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 23, 1867 by Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse

Medium

Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)

Dimensions

Image: 9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in. (24.5 × 19.9 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 in. × 11 in. (29.1 × 28 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.12.221

Tags

Musical InstrumentsSatire

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse · 18101879

Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...

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